Necktie



4 May l0, J. Y. MORRIS NECKTIE Filed May '7, 19,30..

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Patented May 10, 1932 UNITED STATES PATE-Nr oFFlcE-zj l JAMES YANCEY MORRIS, OF HIGH POINT, ORTH CAROLINA NEGKTIE Appucation med May 7, 1930. serial No. 450,502'.

This invention relates to an improved necktie and more especially to a necktie in which the knot portion is separate from the other portion of the necktie and is covered with the same material so that this knot portion can,

be used in connection with a conventional necktie, so that the conventional necktie canl the necktie with which this device is adapted to be used, it being an object of my invention to provide a knot portion covered with material similar to the necktiel and with this knot portion I propose to use a conventional necktie with means for clampingly engaging the necktie in adjusted position to lit the neck of any wearer.

Some of the objects of my invention having been stated other objects will appear as the description proceeds, when taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a view of my complete necktie;

knot portion of my necktie Figure 3 is a vertical sectional view taken along the line 3-3 in Figure 2;

Figure 4 is a plan view of the knot portion with the tie removed therefrom.

Referring more particularly to the drawings the numeral 10 indicates a conventional necktie which is adapted to be used with my device and the knot portion comprises the hollow shell member 11 which is covered with a material 12 preferably of the same material out of which the necktie is made, and in this shell portion 11 the pin 13 is mounted in a transverse manner and on this pin 13 is rigidly mounted a partition member 14 and also mounted just above and slightly rearwardly of the pin 13 is another pin 15 on which a tongue 16 is pivotally mounted, and in the back wall portion of the shell 11 is the groove 17 in which a. slot 18 is cut, and in the side Figure 2 is an enlarged detail view of thek Walls of this, groove 17 is mounted a'pin20 on which the bell cranklever21 is pivotally mounted, the shorterend of said bellcrank lever projecting through thev slot 18 and being. adapted toY press against the tongue 16 to hold the necktie in 'adjusted position. The partition 14 and shell 11 hold one portion of the necktie '10 and the other portion ofthel necktie passing around the neck of the wearer is passed down between the partition 14 andthe tongue 16 and when the bell crank lever 21'is adjusted in the position shown in fulllines in Figure`3 the tongue 16 will press against one portion of the tie 10 and press the tie against the partition 14 to hold the'central portion of the tie 10 in a fixed position; This adjustment will take place after Vthe tie has been adjusted to suit the size of the neck of the wearer. The rivets 13a and 13b also hold partition' 14 in position. j

lVhen. it is desired to remove the tie from the neck ofthe wearer the bell crank lever 21 wouldy be pulled to the dotted line position shown in Figure 3 and the smaller porl tion of the tie can slide in either 'direction with relation to the tongue 16 which holds it, so as to allow the portion which goes around the neck to be enlarged to allow the tie to be taken off over the head of the wearer without removing either portionof the tie from the knot member, but if desired the tie can be entirely removed from the knot member and reinserted.V j

If desiredthe front portion of the tie as shown in the left hand side of Figure 3 can be ixedly secured to the knot portion so as to cause it always to maintain a liXed posi-y tion with relation to the knot portion and the other end of the tie will be capable of sliding in adjustment with relation to the tongue which holds the same in adjusted position. rlhe partition 14 andshell 11 form a restricted passageway which holds the central portion of the tie by friction and no .other fas- In the drawings and speciication, I have set forth'a preferred embodiment of my invention, and although specific terms are employed they are used in a generic and deseriptive sense only, and not for purposes of Y limitation, the scope of the invention beingA Y set forthV in the appended claims.

IV claim v l 1. A necktie comprisingra conventional necktie, a knot member adapted to be associated With said necktie, said knot portion 1* comprising a shell like member through which both ends of the necktie. are adapted to be passed, said shell like member having a covering thereon similar to the material out of Which the necktie is made, an upstanding pivoted member mounted on a transverseV pivot in the ,inside of said shell member, meansoperable from the exterior of the shell for movingsaid pivoted member againstia portion of the necktie to hold the same in adjusted` position, and for loekingsaid pivoted member in adjusted position.v

2. A necktie comprising a knot portion separatefrom the necktie, a covering over Said-Yy knot portion, said knotportion being approximately oval in cross-section and being hollow, said necktie being` adaptedto be passed throughlsaid shell member, avertieally'disposed pivoted tongue member adapted' to engage the neektie to hold the same in adjusted position, and a vertically7 disposed bell cra-nk lever pivotally mounted in the side Wall of said shell portion and being adapted to be adjusted in position to press. said tongue f member against the portion of said necktie, 35- to hold the said necktie and knot portion in adjusted position. v

In testimony whereof I aiix'my signature this the 10th day of February, 1931.

, Y JAMES Y. MORRIS. f

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